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Population (year 2000): 8,541
Males: 4,067  (47.6%)
Females: 4,474  (52.4%)

Hartford County

Median resident age:  41.5 years
Connecticut median age:  37.4 years

Zip codes: 06037.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $69,100 (it was $60,500 in 2000)
Kensington  $69,100
Connecticut:  $60,941

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $243,100 (it was $159,700 in 2000)
Kensington  $243,100
Connecticut:  $271,500

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Races in Kensington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Kensington: 92.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (31.5%), Polish (22.1%), Irish (17.7%), German (11.4%), French (9.8%), English (9.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 84 feet

Land area: 5.26 square miles.

Population density: 1623 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kensington

  • High school or higher: 85.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kensington CDP

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 59.9%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

933 residents are foreign born (8.0% Europe, 2.1% Asia).

This place:  10.9%
Connecticut:  10.9%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Kensington, Connecticut in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kensington to the number of sex offenders is 8541 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Kensington:  1.9% ($3,069)
Connecticut:  1.8% ($2,961)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: New Britain, CT (3.3 miles , pop. 71,538).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (56.0 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (93.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Berlin, CT (0.8 miles ), New Britain, CT (3.3 miles ), Newington, CT (5.0 miles ), Meriden, CT (6.9 miles ), Plainville, CT (7.1 miles ).

Latitude: 41.63 N, Longitude: 72.77 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,000 (+35.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 624 (13.8%)


59 people in nursing homes
3 people in religious group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 860

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Most common industries for males:
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (23%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)


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Kensington-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Connecticut state average. It is 8% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.7 miles away from the Kensington place center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 tornado 19.3 miles away from the place center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Kensington:
  • HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL CARE (about 3 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT)
  • NEW BRITAIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT)
  • CEDARCREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; NEWINGTON, CT)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kensington:
  • HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 12 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID: HFD)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 23 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 28 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; ID: HVN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kensington:
  • ROBERTSON FIELD (about 7 miles; PLAINVILLE, CT; ID: 4B8)
  • MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI (about 10 miles; MERIDEN, CT; ID: MMK)
  • HUMMINGBIRD (about 11 miles; WALLINGFORD, CT; ID: 4C3)

Amtrak station:
BERLIN (DEPOT RD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kensington:
  • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,967)
  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,993)
  • TRINITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 2,056)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 12 miles; WEST HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 5,557)
  • MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)
  • QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; HAMDEN, CT; FT enrollment: 5,836)
  • NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; WATERBURY, CT; FT enrollment: 2,834)
Public elementary/middle school in Kensington:
Private elementary/middle schools in Kensington:
  • SAINT PAUL SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location: 461 ALLING STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
  • MOORELAND HILL SCHOOL (Students: 99; Location: 166 LINCOLN STREET; Grades: 5 - 9)

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Notable locations in Kensington: Berlin Station (A), New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park (B), Kensington Volunteer Fire Department (C), Berlin-Peck Memorial Library (D), Saint Pauls Convent (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Kensington include: Saint Pauls Church (A), Christian Life Church (B), Kensington Congregational Church (C), Kensington United Methodist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Blue Hills Cemetery (1), Christian Lane Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Norton Pond (A), Papel Goods Pond (B), Paper Goods Pond (C), Hart Ponds (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Crooked Brook (A), Belcher Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Kensington include: Percival Field (1), Dennehy Field (2), Griswold Park (3), Hungerford Park (4), Treasure Field (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Coronet Motel (811 Wilbur Crossing Highway), Deylin Motor Lodge (1191 Wilbur Crossing Highway), Johnson's Motel (1867 Wilbur Crossing Highway), Little Village (1401 Wilbur Crossing Highway), MT Royal Motel (2447 Wilbur Crossing Highway), Kenilworth Motel (176 Wilbur Crossing Highway), A Comfort Motel (354 Wilbur Crossing Highway), Salsbury Motel (829 Wilbur Crossing Highway), Berlin Motor Inn (1737 Wilbur Crossing Highway).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Kensington and their reported violations in the past:

KENSINGTON FIRE DISTRICT (Population served: 7389, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-20-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-20-2006)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-09-2004 and NOV-15-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-15-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-04-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-24-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-14-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-24-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-14-2005)
  • 2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Connecticut:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  71.8%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.6%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.3%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.0%
Whole state:  3.9%

Kensington compared to Connecticut state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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Banks with branches in Kensington (2007 data):
  • TD BankNorth, National Association: Chamberlain Highway Branch at 67 Chamberlain Highway, branch established on 2001-04-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
  • Webster Bank, National Association: Kensington Branch at 346 Main Street, branch established on 1873-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-31: Bank assets: $16,847.6 mil, Deposits: $12,556.9 mil, headquarters in Waterbury, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 182 total offices, Holding Company: Webster Financial Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Hartford County Connecticut:


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4.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,799 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.35%
Connecticut average:  5.12%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($881 average AGI)
Hartford County:  0.11%
Connecticut average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New Haven County, CT  0.58% ($49,113 average AGI)
from Tolland County, CT  0.49% ($48,876)
from Middlesex County, CT  0.34% ($54,771)


4.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,520 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.77%
Connecticut average:  5.64%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($739 average AGI)
Hartford County:  0.09%
Connecticut average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Tolland County, CT  0.55% ($51,650 average AGI)
to New Haven County, CT  0.40% ($46,514)
to Middlesex County, CT  0.39% ($57,435)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kensington:
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPOP (1410 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLAT (910 AM; 5 kW; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW BRITAIN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WMMW (1470 AM; 3 kW; MERIDEN, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP OF CT)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRYM (840 AM; 1 kW; NEW BRITAIN, CT)
  • WXCT (990 AM; 3 kW; SOUTHINGTON, CT; Owner: THE ADD RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WDRC (1360 AM; 5 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMRD (1150 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Owner: CROSSROADS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDZK (1550 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMFIELD, CT; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WELI (960 AM; 5 kW; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WATR (1320 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WATR, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kensington:
  • WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKSS (95.7 FM; HARTFORD-MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWYZ (92.5 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHCN (105.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZMX (93.7 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WMRQ (104.1 FM; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPKT (90.5 FM; MERIDEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WDRC-FM (102.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
  • WCCC-FM (106.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WERB (94.5 FM; BERLIN, CT; Owner: BERLIN BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WKCI-FM (101.3 FM; HAMDEN, CT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPLR (99.1 FM; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • W227AJ (93.3 FM; NORTHFORD, CT; Owner: SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY)
  • WFCS (107.7 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WJMJ (88.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ST. THOMAS SEMINARY)
  • WIHS (104.9 FM; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WAQY (102.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Kensington:
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
  • WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
  • WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WFSB (Channel 3; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WTNH (Channel 8; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCTX (Channel 59; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: WTNH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEDY (Channel 65; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHCT-LP (Channel 38; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WHTX-LP (Channel 10; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WRDM-LP (Channel 13; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ZGS HARTFORD, INC.)
  • WMLD-LP (Channel 6; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: HARVARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
  • W51BZ (Channel 51; NEW HAVEN, CT; Owner: it COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WUTH-CA (Channel 47; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

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